Date of Graduation
2017
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Type
PhD
College
College of Business and Economics
Department
Economics
Committee Chair
Brad Humphreys
Committee Co-Chair
Paula Fitzgerald
Committee Member
Joshua Hall
Committee Member
Adam Nowak
Committee Member
Amanda Ross
Abstract
This dissertation consists of three separate essays which examine the impact of home characteristics and state and local policy on home transaction prices. Chapter 1 investigates the role that pedestrian infrastructure and the walkability of the area surrounding a home has in influencing home transaction prices. Through the use of computer vision procedures to gather new data from images, Chapter 2 explores how practical and aesthetic attributes of the exterior of a home are reflected in a home's sale price. Chapter 3 estimates the impact that legalization of recreational marijuana and the subsequent establishment of marijuana dispensaries has had on home transaction prices in Denver, Colorado.
Recommended Citation
Yencha, Christopher, "Three Essays in Real Estate Economics" (2017). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 7005.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/7005